Still Waiting. . .

October 29, 2018

     Convinced that today was the day for Apheresis, we got to the SCAA at 7am. The counts had gone up but not enough . . . another day of shots waiting! It brought Paul and I right back to the days of waiting for the babies to arrive. A couple contractions and we were at the hospital, only to be sent home many times!

     So, the latest plan is to get to the SCCA at 7am for labs, then go to right to the Apheresis floor and start platelets. By that time the labs will be back and they are hoping I am ready to go! Apheresis usually takes about 4 hours and they say it can be mild to moderately uncomfortable. The usual: nausea, vomiting, headaches, dizzy, etc.

     After getting the news that we'd probably be starting tomorrow, and I was feeling pretty good, we took a beautiful walk around the Lake in front of our hotel and watched the sea planes land. . . what a great way to commute!

     It almost felt like a little date night and we tucked into Dukes Chowder House! Paul loved his Seafood chowder and the Happy Hour and I enjoyed their vegan stew (I think it was the first non-plain white food I've eaten in days!) Some substantive to get those stem cells moving!!

Again, thank you for all the continued thoughts and prayers and well-wishes!!!